Argungu climate — normals and trends
Argungu (Nigeria) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.6 °C and it receives 448 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is April (33.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Argungu averages 0 frost days, 328 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 65 rainy days per year.
Argungu has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.6 °C (on 12 April 1998) and the coldest 10.5 °C (on 27 December 1955).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
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- coords
- 12.74°, 4.53°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.6°C
Average daily high
34.9°C
Average daily low
23.1°C
Annual rainfall
448mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
43%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
8.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
328 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
65 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.3 °C
Average feels-like low
23.0 °C
Average peak gust
32.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
294 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
44.6 °C
12 April 1998
Coldest day
10.5 °C
27 December 1955
Wettest day
185 mm
4 August 1977
Windiest day
31.4 km/h
27 May 1946
Strongest gust
67.7 km/h
27 May 1946
Hottest feels-like
48.1 °C
24 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
6.1 °C
27 December 1955
Sunniest day
12.6 h
2 June 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 36.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 41.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 41.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 39.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 13 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 36.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 15 mm | -27 mm |
| Jul | 32.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 114 mm | +4 mm |
| Aug | 30.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 340 mm | +161 mm |
| Sep | 32.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 112 mm | +37 mm |
| Oct | 35.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 11 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 36.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 35.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Argungu?
Argungu has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.6 °C and it receives 448 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Argungu?
The hottest day measured in Argungu between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1998, reaching 44.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Argungu?
The coldest day measured in Argungu between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1955, at 10.5 °C.
Does it snow in Argungu?
Almost never: Argungu sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Argungu warmed?
Yes: Argungu warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Argungu?
The wettest day measured in Argungu between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1977, with 185 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Argungu?
The windiest day measured in Argungu between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1946, with winds reaching 31.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Argungu?
The warmest month in Argungu is April (33.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Argungu?
Argungu receives on average 448 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 65 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Argungu?
Argungu gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Argungu?
Yes: Argungu has on average 294 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Argungu?
In Argungu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.1 °C on 24 April 2024, and the lowest was 6.1 °C on 27 December 1955.
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